Trudie Gough
CREATIVE PRACTICE
Chainmailling
Using fencing wire, craft wire, & a pair of pliers, I create a range of dark age inspired garments and jewellery. Out of the 19 different chaining practices I find Byzantine Weave and Sweetpea are fun to do, 4-1 is more versatile. I create and perfect my craft into pieces that I love. I welcome commissions.
ARTIST STATEMENT
I am Welsh with Anglo-Indian origins, raised in a gypsy inspired lifestyle. Origins alone should explain my passion for chaining, plus it was an easy to cart around. My inspiration is my historical link with my heritage. From the heaviest chain shirt, the neck chain, your trouser chain, to the piece on your finger, I find focus, passion and a creative mediative quality associated with the practice of chain mailing.
I sometimes believe I was born in the wrong century!
CONTACT
shantitru@hotmail.com
0413 032 353